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Close Reading: Excerpt 5 of “The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution” Lesson PlanClose Reading: Excerpt 5 of “The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution” Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Close Reading: Excerpt 5 of “The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution”

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This Close Reading: Excerpt 5 of “The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution” lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4a (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4a Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1, Lesson 8 (.html)
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Class members consider how technology affects social interactions as they continue reading an article about the digital revolution and adolescent brain development. Then, working in pairs, scholars answer text-dependent questions and complete a close reading guide.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

main ideas, the brain, close reading, supporting details, informational texts

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • During the entry task, allow English learners to draw pictures of vocabulary words instead of writing definitions

Classroom Considerations

  • Eighth consecutive lesson from the 10-part Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1 series
  • Requires a digital projector

Pros

  • Offers suggestions for lesson differentiation 
  • Includes worksheet answer keys

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.10 L.7.4.a L.7.4.b L.7.4.c L.7.4.d

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